by Pieter Dilg | Jun 22, 2021 | Mathematics, Other
Two mathematicians, Simon and Blume, are at a conference dinner, fighting over the last few pieces of lobster and steak, when another mathematician walks up to them. Having heard about the brilliance of the two, he decides to present them a riddle. After thinking for...
by Pieter Dilg | May 7, 2020 | Mathematics, Other
Sometime in the future, when physical college lectures are once again allowed, one hundred students are attending a lecture of the Multivariate Calculus course. The students, after hearing multiple savvy jokes about their intellect and ability regarding calculus,...
by Sjors Keet | Jan 30, 2020 | Statistics
Robert-Jan-Constantijn van Binsbergen tot Haerholte is dit jaar in Groningen begonnen met studeren en is meteen bij een studentenvereniging gegaan. Daar valt hem echter iets geks op: alle vrouwelijke leden van deze vereniging zien er bijna precies hetzelfde uit, en ze...
by Sam Ansari | May 2, 2019 | Mathematics, Operations Research
Problem You are being held captive in a bunker with no possible way to communicate with any other life form. There is only one way to escape from this prison. You see a wooden box in front of you that has 8 knobs. It looks like the lock of the bunker. Each knob has a...
by Pieter Dilg | Mar 21, 2019 | Other
Op een afgelegen eiland leven tweehonderd gevangenen. Honderd van hen hebben blauwe ogen, honderd hebben bruine ogen. De gevangenen hebben geen kennis van deze verdeling, noch van hun eigen oogkleur. Verder leeft er een bewaker op het eiland, die de gevangenen...
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